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If you're planning to upgrade your electronics, you might want to buy them now - here's why


President Trump's new economic plan, set to take effect on April 5, could shake up global tech manufacturing - potentially hitting consumers the hardest.

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On Wednesday, April 2, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would impose a new series of tariffs against trade partners. Rates will range from a baseline amount of 10% up to 49% for certain countries. These hikes are slated to go into effect starting April 5. 

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A full list of the tariffs can be found on the Rapid Response 47 account on X, which is run by the Trump administration, and it details every single country that'll affected. It's nearly eight pages long, with the first two highlighting some of the biggest increases.

China, for example, will be hit with a 34 ...


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